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AFP eWire
August 21, 2006 |
Fundraising Climate Improved Over Last Year Charitable fundraisers are more optimistic about the prospect of raising funds now than they have been in the past year, according to the latest reading of the Philanthropic Giving Index.   |
AFP eWire
August 4, 2009 |
Fundraisers Report Tough Times--Expect Some Improvement by Year End Fundraisers are finding the current giving environment extremely challenging, but expect some improvement for the second half of 2009. |
AFP eWire
January 5, 2009 |
Fundraisers See Chilly Giving Climate Now and in Future The fundraising climate is the toughest it's been since 1998, according to the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy's most recent Philanthropic Giving Index. |
AFP eWire
December 11, 2006 |
Stability for Philanthropic Giving Index, Confusion Over the IRA Rollover The fundraising climate has stabilized over the past year, but charities have seen only limited success so far with the new Individual Retirement Account (IRA) rollover provision, according to the latest Philanthropic Giving Index. |
AFP eWire
November 12, 2007 |
Giving Environment Strong, Steady While Online Success Grows The giving environment remains very positive, with significant growth in online fundraising, as charities enter the critical end-of-year giving season. Here are some stats. |
AFP eWire
July 28, 2008 |
Fundraisers Brace for a Challenging Giving Climate Fundraisers say the economy is having negative effect on giving and are also tempering their expectations for the future, according to a recent survey of fundraisers' attitudes about the economy and giving. |
AFP eWire
February 6, 2006 |
New Report Shows Fundraisers Hopeful About Giving in U.S. In the second half of 2005, fundraisers became slightly more hopeful than they had been six months previously about the climate for philanthropy in the United States, according to a December survey. |
AFP eWire
January 28, 2008 |
New AFP-Funded Research Compares U.S., Japanese Fundraising A new study examines the extraordinary growth in the Japanese charitable sector, what fundraising methods are most popular in Japan, differing views on giving and how North American fundraisers can approach Japanese donors. |
AFP eWire
March 15, 2004 |
AFP Fundraising Survey Shows Giving Rebounded in 2003 Nearly 73 percent of respondents to AFP's third annual State of Fundraising Survey indicated that their organizations raised the same amount of money or more in 2003 than they did in 2002. |
AFP eWire
May 2, 2005 |
New Giving Index Shows U.S. Philanthropy Quite Strong Despite mixed signals on the economy, Americans continue overwhelmingly to donate to a variety of charitable causes, with more than 90% giving at least $100 to more than $10,000 annually. |
AFP eWire
August 21, 2006 |
New Survey Profiles Canadian Fundraisers A new survey of Canadian fundraisers shows that a large majority abides by a code of ethics, but only half have a Donor Bill of Rights in place as a formal measure in their organization. |
AFP eWire
October 18, 2011 |
Fundraising Growth Slows Overall fundraising grew by 6.8 percent during June through August versus the same period last year. |
AFP eWire
July 12, 2004 |
AFP State of Fundraising 2003 Final Report Released The report, which shows that charitable fundraising in the United States and Canada rebounded in 2003, provides findings on what challenges fundraisers faced in both Canada and the United States and fundraisers' predictions for 2004. |
AFP eWire
April 1, 2015 |
Nearly 75% of Charities Met Fundraising Goals in 2014 The Nonprofit Research Collaborative finds that 73 percent of charities met their fundraising goals in 2014, the best result since the group began asking the question in 2010. |
AFP eWire
March 25, 2014 |
Six In 10 Charities Raise More Funds in 2013 Than in 2012; Rising Giving Seen Across Many Different Sources The finding is part of a larger trend of increasing giving, as a year ago, just 58 percent raised more funds. This year's result of 62 percent is the highest since 2007, before the global recession. |
AFP eWire
April 2, 2008 |
Ethics Still a Hot-Button Issue in Philanthropy, New Survey Finds Percentage-based commissions paid to fundraisers tops the list of unethical fundraising behavior. |
| AFP eWire |
53 Percent of U.S. Charitable Organizations Surveyed Say Contributions Rose in 2011 A new report shows first signs of increase in contributions in four years. |
AFP eWire
January 14, 2008 |
Direct-Mail Donors Still Dwindling The number of donors responding to direct mail has continued to dwindle, even as overall revenue growth has increased slightly. |
| AFP eWire |
Economy Slows Charitable Giving, Fundraising in 2007 Success rates still high, but gains much lower than 2006 |
AFP eWire
May 12, 2009 |
Charitable Fundraising Salaries Decrease Slightly Across North America Salaries for charitable fundraisers in the United States and Canada decreased in 2008, according to the latest Compensation and Benefits Study. |
AFP eWire
October 27, 2008 |
Survey Finds Large Majority Tightening Wallets, Reducing Gifts More than 80 percent of respondents to a recent survey indicate they have become more concerned about their finances, leading half to either reduce their giving or stop giving altogether. |
AFP eWire
October 8, 2014 |
Growth in Charitable Giving Slowing So Far in 2014 But Majority of Charities Still Raising More Halfway Through the Year Fifty-two percent of charities raised more funds as of mid-2014 than they did as of mid-2013, according to the Nonprofit Research Collaborative's mid-year fundraising survey. |
AFP eWire
May 4, 2010 |
Charitable Fundraising Salaries Increase This growth in salary is in strong contrast to the two percent drop in salaries that was found last year. |
AFP eWire
September 20, 2010 |
Most Fundraisers Face Few Ethical Situations Four out of five charitable fundraisers encounter ethical challenges, situations or dilemmas once a month or less, according to a website survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. |
AFP eWire
May 3, 2011 |
Fundraisers Reveal Most Anxious Moments Fundraisers say trying to get nonprofit board members involved in fundraising and making a call to a prospective new donor are two of the most challenging and anxious moments in their jobs, according to an informal online poll by the Association of Fundraising Professionals |
| AFP eWire |
54 Percent of Canadian Charitable Organizations Surveyed Say Contributions Rose in 2011 More than half of surveyed Canadian charitable organizations saw growth in charitable giving lase year. |
AFP eWire
March 17, 2008 |
The Science of Fundraising: Questioning Fundraising's 'Inefficiencies' Can academic studies help fundraisers better meet their bottom line? As researchers begin to examine the science of fundraising, it seems the answer could be yes. |
AFP eWire
October 26, 2010 |
Signs of Growth as Nonprofits Push for Strong Year-End A monthly nonprofit revenue index shows that nonprofits have struggled to maintain positive year-over-year growth in 2010. They hope to see a rebound in the final months of the year. |
AFP eWire
March 31, 2009 |
Charitable Fundraising Hit New Low in 2008 Less than half of charities raised more money in 2008 than in 2007, and fundraising gains dropped significantly across the board. |
| AFP eWire |
Charitable Fundraising Takes Another Hit Just 43 percent of charities raised more money in 2009 than in 2008, marking it the worst year for charitable fundraising in a decade. |
AFP eWire
July 19, 2011 |
Good Signs in Overall Giving There's some good news about giving, as a new report shows nonprofit revenue has grown for ten consecutive months from August 2010 to May 2011. |
AFP eWire
February 28, 2011 |
Andrew Watt Named Chief Executive of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Watt, a veteran of two decades in the fundraising profession, was most recently AFP's chief program officer and before that was its vice president of international development. |
AFP eWire
August 7, 2012 |
Giving Slows At the Mid-Year Point: How to Respond Mid-year giving tends to be slower, and charities typically see a bump in giving as the year goes on, especially the last three months. |
AFP eWire
June 18, 2007 |
Fundraisers More Committed to Causes Than Organizations? Fundraisers might be more committed to the causes their organizations serve than the organizations themselves, according to new research. |
| AFP eWire |
Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012 Nearly six in 10 charities surveyed (58 percent) raised more in 2012 than they did in 2011 from contributions, marking the first time since 2006 that significantly more than half showed such positive results. Last year at this time, 53 percent had raised more. |
AFP eWire
November 19, 2007 |
New York Times, Globe and Mail Honor Giving, National Philanthropy Day(R) In conjunction with National Philanthropy Day, two key North American media outlets developed special supplements in 2007 devoted to philanthropy and the charitable sector. |
AFP eWire
January 10, 2005 |
New California Regulatory Act Now in Effect -- Fact Sheet Available A comprehensive regulatory bill affecting charities, fundraisers and fundraising counsel who work in California (including organizations and individuals based outside of the state) came into effect at the beginning of 2005. |
AFP eWire
October 16, 2004 |
Canadians More Confident in Charities Than Americans According to a recent survey, Canadians remain extremely confident in the charities that serve them, although a large majority feels that a national charity watchdog organization should be created. |
AFP eWire
November 13, 2012 |
AFP, Mackenzie Investments Partner to Strengthen Training and Education for Charities, Fundraisers Mackenzie Investments will help champion education by funding a new Canadian Web Conference series for AFP's 16 chapters across the country. |
AFP eWire
March 26, 2007 |
Charities See Significant Fundraising Increases in 2006 Nearly seven in ten charities raised more money in 2006 compared to 2005, and almost a quarter of charities saw fundraising increases of 50% or higher, according to a survey. |
AFP eWire
July 15, 2014 |
Study Links Charity Fundraising Results to Annual Fund Campaigns Charitable organizations in the U.S. and Canada are more likely to raise funds successfully when they have a formal, annual fundraising drive, according to survey results released by the Nonprofit Research Collaborative. |
AFP eWire
July 30, 2007 |
Donors on the Decline? The latest Quarterly Index of National Fundraising Performance shows a continuing decline in the number of donors that dates back to 2005. |
AFP eWire
May 13, 2011 |
Charitable Fundraising Salaries Stabilize Across North America After Previous Increase After significant increases in 2009, salaries for charitable fundraisers in the United States and Canada in 2010 reflected the general economic conditions across North America and stayed approximately the same. |
AFP eWire
January 15, 2013 |
New Study Questions Level of Fundraising Skills, Organizational Support for Philanthropy A new study of American charities and fundraisers raises strong concerns about the number of skilled professionals available for jobs and the lack of infrastructure in most nonprofits to support effective fundraising and philanthropy. |
AFP eWire
September 15, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of September 15, 2014): Can You Plan on IRA Charitable Rollover? Favorite Fundraising Asks or Offers... 6 Best Ways to Make Storytelling Part of Your Nonprofit's Culture... Defining Collaborations in Grant Proposals... |
AFP eWire
December 15, 2009 |
AFP Holiday Giving Survey Shows Giving Still Lagging, But Optimism Rising Among Charitable Fundraisers About one-third of charities are raising more funds so far during the 2009 holiday season compared to the same time period in 2008, according to a new survey. |
| AFP eWire |
Majority of Fundraisers See Salary Increases in 2012 Average salaries for fundraisers increased in the U.S. and Canada in 2012, with 66 percent of respondents to the Association of Fundraising Professionals' 2013 Compensation and Benefits Study reporting salary increases of up to 10 percent. |
AFP eWire
May 29, 2007 |
Fundraising Remains Top Challenge for Charities Despite improved financial situations for many charities, fundraising remains the chief concern for most organizations, according to a new study. |
AFP eWire
November 13, 2006 |
Majority of Wealthy Unaffected by Tax Incentives, Not Interested in Leaving a Legacy A new study reveals that a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving. |
AFP eWire
June 22, 2010 |
Fundraising On Upward Trend, New Report Indicates Nonprofit revenue in the U.S. increased 12.1 percent in the three months ending April, 2010, as compared to the same period last year. |
